It’s hard to imagine poor Walter Raymond back in 1934, fretting away his last days in the caretaker’s cottage of his magnificent Raymond Hotel, late on the mortgage and gripped with panic as the Depression brought financial ruin and a wrecking ball destroyed his creation… While the grand hotel has been gone for decades, the […]

Wouldn’t it be great if this were available right around the corner? Yesterday I took my family to see a special screening of Secret of the Wings at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. Secret of the Wings is the latest in Disney’s Fairies franchise, and I can’t imagine a more magical setting for a […]

Who knew a garage door could be so avant garde? I hope a garage band practices in there. Preferably one that samples old Edith Piaf with an accompanying vuvuzela… No? Well, it’s a perfect way to round out Color Week. Thanks for taking a break with me to look at our technicolor hometown. Read the […]

I’ll bet you thought I would post a photograph of one of South Pasadena’s famous green parrots? Instead, take a look at another of our feathered neighbors. I’ve seen this guy and his posse wandering all over town, especially in the Arroyo adjacent neighborhoods and in Monterey Hills. Color week continues for a few more […]